As some of you may know, we recently got back from Vanuatu. This country will always hold a special place in our hearts as it was in Port Vila that Mr. Spittoon and I got married (such an AMAZING day and I will share more details with you soon!). Naturally our wedding/holiday/honeymoon involved a lot…
Today on the blog we have the wonderful wino Nicola Heyes joining us. She recently was back in her home country, the UK, and came across a hidden gem for wine lovers. Have you ever tried wine made from Raspberry, Elderflower or Elderberry? Well if not, you may want to after reading this and probably like me…
Well nearly. There was one glass of Moët in there but other than that, I’ve just spent a week drinking beer and cocktails. I did want to try some of the local Bali wines on my first trip to WA’s fave long-weekend destination but in that hot muggy weather it just didn’t entice me. Shock…
Western Australia has to be one of Australia’s top wine travel destinations. We have 9 regions throughout the state and WA’s oldest wine region, the Swan Valley, is a mere 25 minute drive from the Perth CBD. We literally have wine at our fingertips and the best thing is that the wine industry in WA…
Wine, food & spectacular scenery only an hour from Melbourne city! In 1838 the wine industry in Victoria began and it was the Yarra Valley who was the pioneering region. With over 70 wineries, this cool-climate region is roughly an hour south of Melbourne city, an easy day trip if you ever find yourself in…
Having spent the last 6 weeks in London I was eager to get out of the city and explore further a field. Of course being the obsessed oenophile that I am, it just had to be an adventure that involved wine. So after bending Mr. Spittoon’s rubber arm we decided to take his snazzy rental VW…
If you have read my “Chianti Classico at its best – Le Cantine di Greve in Chianti” post then you’ll know that I am very turned on by the enomatic machine phenomenon. I mean how can you not love them? You pop in your prepaid card, push the button to the corresponding wine and then…
It was only by luck that I came across a snippet on an Internet article about the Montefioralle Estate about 2km’s out of Greve in Chianti. I sent off e-mails to various estates, as I knew having only given 2 days notice that many people wouldn’t get back to me. Luckily for me, Lorenzo Sieni…
Coming from New Zealand I have to say the scenery of the South of France isn’t too different from home – lots of hills, lots of greenery and lots of farm animals about the place. However of course the biggest difference has to be the castles and old stone ruins dating back centuries, which is…